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1)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 7 and 4


Answer:_______________




2)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 14


Answer:_______________




3)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 12


Answer:_______________




4)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 5


Answer:_______________




5)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 2


Answer:_______________




6)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 17 and 6


Answer:_______________




7)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 18 and 6


Answer:_______________




8)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 9 and 12


Answer:_______________




9)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 8


Answer:_______________




10)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 8


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 7 and 4

Answer: 1


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Slove:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of  7 : 7, 1
Factors of  4 : 4, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 7 and 4 is 1.



2)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 14

Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of  16 : 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Factors of  14 : 14, 7, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 16 and 14 is 2.



3)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 12

Answer: 4


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of  20 :  20, 10, 5, 4, 2, 1
Factors of  12 :  12, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 20 and 12 is 4.



4)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 5

Answer: 5


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of  20 : 20, 10, 5, 4, 2, 1
Factors of  5 :  5, 1

The greatest common factor of 20 and 5 is 5.



5)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 2

Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of 16 : 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Factors of 22, 1

The greatest common factor of 16 and 2 is 2.



6)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 17 and 6

Answer: 1


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of 17 : 17, 1
Factors of 6 : 6, 3, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 17 and 6 is 1.
 



7)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 18 and 6

Answer: 6


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of 18 : 18, 9, 6, 3, 2, 1
Factors of 6 : 6, 3, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 18 and 6 is 6.



8)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 9 and 12

Answer: 3


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of  9 : 9, 3, 1
Factors of 12 : 12, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 9 and 12 is 3.



9)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 8

Answer: 8


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of  16 : 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
Factors of   8 :  8, 4, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 16 and 8 is 8.



10)  

 What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 8

Answer: 4


SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

The greatest common factor is the greatest whole number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers.

Solve:

List the factors of each number. Find the largest number that appears in both lists.

Factors of 20 : 20, 10, 5, 4, 2, 1
Factors of 8 : 8, 4, 2, 1

The greatest common factor of 20 and 8 is 4